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According to Steve Beatty, Halton‘s Emergency Planning Coâ€"ordinator, an emergency exercise at the regional level has not been held for about five years. In response to concerns raised about this gap in preâ€" paredness training by a number of people, including regional chief Administrative officer John Burke, it was decided the field exercise would be held. The reason we know this already is that area fire departâ€" ments, together with related emergency services, have planned to conduct Exercise Dakota on that date â€" complete with mock casualties, evacuaâ€" tion centres and much more. More specifically, the exerâ€" cise will take place on the Shell Lands approximately 500 m north of New Street on the east side of Burloak Drive in Oakville. Emergency personnel will then converge on the scene. n Thursday, May 12th the Shell Lands on Burloak Drive will be the scene of a major disaster. Ted Guest, deputy chief of the Oakville Fire Department, explained the town will be a "major participant" in Exercise Dakota, requiring the involveâ€" ment of the Town of Oakville Control and Support Groups, Citizen Inquiry Services and the Oakville Fire and Public Works Departments. According to Burke, Dakota is ~designed to test the Emergency Plan for the Region of Halton while allowing indiâ€" vidual agencies to gauge their own emergency procedures. Beatty says exercise should take an entire business day with setâ€" up taking place in the morning. Dakota should wrap up at approximately 3:30 p.m. By HOWARD MOZEL Oakville Beaver Staff Emergency crew prepare for disaster May 12th HOP ON IN FOR A Call in advance for special orders. Burke explained that the 2318 Lakeshore Road West 827â€"1213 Expires April 30/94 Must present coupon leputy chief of re Department, town will be a Cakes ; decommissioned Shell property was selected as the emergency site since it is located on the boundaries of both Oakville and Burlington, which dictates implementing the Regional 49 ¢rax Sending Receiving THANK YOU SPECIALS PRIVATE MAILBOX RENTAL Limit 500 per customer, 8.5" x 11" White Bond. Per customer, per day $2 OFF ups LAKESHORE RD. TRAFALGAR RD. 268 LAKESHORE RD. E. 26 coPpIes Exercise Dakota Emergency Plan. It also affords those taking part the necessary safety and security. Debriefing will take place about two weeks after the exercise. "This exercise allows the Domestic International Phone or visit for details Region an opportunity to evaluâ€" ate our emergency plans and procedures, equipment and facilities and enables us to develop plans for staff or agenâ€" cies that have not done so, in UPPER MIDDLE RD. trafilee: 1011 UPPER MIDDLE RD. E. per page order to fulfil their responsibiliâ€" ties during an emergency," said a. Burke. "After the exercise, we will then be able to highlight 3 areas that require more inâ€"depth £ training, equipment etc." > 1 light E. of